Diesel Engine Maintenance

  • Introduction to Principles
  • The 4 Stroke Cycle
  • The Fuel System
  • The Cooling System
  • The Air Systems
  • Engine Electrical Systems
  • Spares & Tool Requirements
  • Winterisation & Servicing
  • Fault Finding

 

Radar

  • Basic Understanding of Radar Wave Propagation
  • Radar Set Components
  • Target Definition and Discrimination
  • Radar Reflectors

SRC (VHF)

Currently we are unable to offer this course in Antigua

  • The basics of radio operation
  • The correct frequencies to be used
  • Distress, emergency & medical assistance procedures
  • Making ship to shore telephone calls
  • Digital Selective Calling (DSC) using simulators
  • Global Maritime Distress & safety System (GMDSS)
  • Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB)
  • Search and Rescue (SART)

 

First Aid

This course can be taken in Antigua as a Module of the STCW course

  • The recovery position in a confined space
  • CPR, including the drowning protocol
  • Cold shock and hypothermia from immersion and/or exposure
  • Seasickness and dehydration
  • Medical assistance or advice by VHF
  • Helicopter rescue